Portfolio



Dec. 21, 1937. Q w, JOLLY 2,103,203

' PORTFOLIO Filed saint. 4, 1936 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 21, 1937 PATENT OFFICE PORTFOLIO Oscar W. Jolly, Holyoke,'Mass, assignor to I Springfield Photomount Company, Holyoke, Mass, a,corporation of Massachusetts Application September 4, 1936, Serial No.99,460

2 Claims. (01. 206-.63)

This invention relates to improvements in portfolios and is directedmore particularly to the provision of an improved portfolio of writingpaper or the like and envelopes therefor.

It is one of the principal objects of .this invention to provide aportfolio which is simple and easy to manufacture so as to be relativelyinexpensive and which is of novel formso that a sheet or sheets ofpaper, as well as one or more envelopes, may be readily removed whendesired. At the same time, the portfolio is constructed so as to becompact whereby it may be easily packed, shipped, and stored, andtheportfolio is arranged to support the paper and envelopes for writingpurposes. I

It is one of the further objects of the invention to provide a portfoliowhich has hinged parts swingable between closed and open positions andarranged so that the articles are substantially protected while theportfolio is closed and so that the paper and envelopes are readilyaccessible when the portfolio is open. As a particular feature, theportfolio includes a plurality of sheets of paper removably supported inwriting position and a plurality of envelopes retained in a pocketmember which is hingedly associated with the portfolio in such a way asto facilitate ready withdrawal of the envelopes.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will become moreapparent after a reading of the following description of the presentpreferred form thereof, and reference will be had in that descriptiontothe accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the portfolio of the invention in openposition;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view showing the portfolio in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a partial plan view of the portfolio in open position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4--4 of certain features of theinvention.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail, the invention will be fullydescribed.

In Fig. 1, there is shown what may be called the cover or supportingmember of the portfolio and this preferably comprises two parts 2 and 4hinged together by a hinge, such as 6, between adjacent marginal edgesas shown. Thus, the parts 2 and 4 are adapted to swing between an openposition in substantially the same plane with one another as shown inFig. 1 and a closed having a cover or tab member removably held positionwhere the parts overlie oneanother as 7 shown in Fig. 2.

.The parts 2 and 4 are preferably formedlof some: relativelyrigidmaterial, such as heavy cardboard, rwood, or thelike, and areof'substantially equal area. If desired, the parts may be covered withsome suitable covering material, 2|,

such as cloth, heavy paper or the like, and this can be particularlyformed as will later appear.

The inner surface of at least one side of the support is provided with.pocket members'and these are movable'relative to the support. Themembers are adapted to receive'a pluralityof envelopes E orflthe l ike,while the innersurface of the other supporting member, such as 4, is

arranged to have a plurality of sheets of writing 7 paper or the likeremovably associated therewith. Preferably, these sheets take the formof va pad P from which the sheetsmay be torn and in a suitable slitprovided directly in the. member 4 or in the covering material 2| Inthis way, whenthe'supply of sheets-is exhausted, the pad P may beremoved and a new one inserted in its folio may be folded intoclosedposition so as to form the compact arrangement shown (see Fig.

2), while when raised to its upper position, the pocket permits readywithdrawal of the envelopes. According to the preferred form of theinvention, the pocket is formed in a particular. way now to be describedso that it has a cover flap andso that it may be completely removed fromthe portfolio, if desired.

In the form shown, the pocket-forming member is formed of foldable sheetmaterial, such as stiflish paper, and there is a body part 20 having acover flap 22 hinged to one marginal edge thereof, as by hinge 28, and apart 24 hinged to the opposite. marginal edge thereof, as by hinge 27.I-Iinged to opposite side edges of member 24, as by connecting parts 25,are retaining members The cover '2I is provided with spaced slits l4 andthe sheet material is inserted therein so that the body20 isdisposedbeneath the covering material which isbetween the slits. rangement, astack of envelopes E may be placed adjacent part 24 with members 26'adjacent the With this a1 opposite side of the stack and the lowermarginal edge of the stack disposed next to the hinge 21. These lastnamed parts thus form a pocket and both the pocket and its contents maybe swung relative to body part 20 as well as the part 2.

It will be seen that when the pocket and envelopes are swung down so asto overlie the inner surface of part 2, the cover flap 22 may be swungdown to overlie the outside of the same, as shown. If desired, somecooperative fastening means, such as the usual snap fastener, may beassociated with flaps 24 and 22 so that these members are releasablyheld in closed position.

It is also to be noted that the .whole pocketforming member may beremoved from beneath the covering material so that a separate packagemay be formed with the envelopes held between walls 20 and 24. Thismakes it possible for the manufacturer to produce these separatepackages and distribute them as replacement fillers to the owners of thesupporting member, just as may the pads P be sold separately forreplacement purposes. It is desired to point out that the particularformation of the pocketis not as significant as is the fact that it ishingedly associated with the support in such a way that it may movebetween a lower position and upper positions on an angle to thesurfaceof the support.

Various changes and modifications may be made in the form of theinvention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof andtherefore I desire to be limited, if at all, by the appended claimsrather than by the foregoing description.

What I claim is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a portfolio of the class describedcomprising in combination, a substantially flat support member, coveringmaterial secured to and overlying a surface of said member, saidcovering material being provided with a pair of substantially parallelslits spaced apart a certain distance, and'a lonposite ends of theintermediate portion disposed above the covering material, the saidpocketforming member being folded along lines extending between the saidintermediate and end portions whereby the, end portions may swingrelative to the surface of said support member.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a portfolio of the class describedcomprising in combination, a substantially fiat support including a pairof members hinged together for swinging between an open position insubstantially the same plane with one another and a closed positionoverlying one another, covering material folded about at least one ofsaid flat members and provided with a pair of substantially parallelslits spaced apart a certain distance, and'a removable member offoldable sheet material inserted into said slits with an intermediateportion disposed between the said flat member and the portion'of thecovering material between the slits and end portions at opposite ends ofthe intermediate portion disposed above the covering material, the saidend portions being connected to said intermediate portion by hingeswhereby the end portions may swing relative to the surface of said onefiat member, and one of said end portions being provided with side flapswhich

